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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
nom·i·nate
 \\ˈnä-mə-ˌnāt\\ transitive verb 
(-nat·ed ; -nat·ing)
 ETYMOLOGY  Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare, from nomin-, nomen name — more at 
name
 DATE  1545
1. 
designate
, 
name
2.
  a. to appoint or propose for appointment to an office or place
  b. to propose as a candidate for election to office
  c. to propose for an honor
      nominate her for player of the year
3. to enter (a horse) in a race
• nom·i·nat·able 
 \\-ˌnā-tə-bəl\\ adjective
• nom·i·na·tor 
 \\-ˌnā-tər\\ noun
• nom·i·nee 
 \\ˌnä-mə-ˈnē\\ noun
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
nominate
nom·in·ate / 5nCmineit; NAmE 5nB:m- / verb1. ~ sb (for / as sth) to formally suggest that sb should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc.
   提名;推荐
   SYN  
propose
 :
  ▪ [VN] 
   She has been nominated for the presidency. 
   她已经获得了董事长职位的提名。 
  ▪ [VN-N] 
   He was nominated (as) best actor. 
   他获得了最佳男演员的提名。 
  ▪ [also VN to inf] 
2. ~ sb (to / as sth) to choose sb to do a particular job
   任命;指派
   SYN  
appoint
 :
  ▪ [VN] 
   I have been nominated to the committee. 
   我被任命为委员会委员。 
  ▪ [VN to inf] 
   She was nominated to speak on our behalf. 
   她被指派代表我们发言。 
3. [VN] ~ sth (as sth) to choose a time, date or title for sth
   挑选,指定(时间、日期、名称等)
   SYN  
select
 :
   1 December has been nominated as the day of the election. 
   12 月 1 日被指定为选举日。 
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


nominate 
verb 
ADV. formally, officially 

VERB + NOMINATE ask sb to, invite sb to Ten critics were asked to nominate their Book of the Year. 

PREP. as He has now been formally nominated as presidential candidate. | for She was nominated for a special award. | to He has been nominated to the committee. 

PHRASES the power/right to nominate sb

OLT
nominate verb
⇨ appoint (be nominated to the committee)⇨ recommend 2 (be nominated as best actor)
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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nom·i·nate
I. \ˈnämənə̇t, -məˌnāt, usu -d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Latin nominatus (past participle)
1. Roman & civil law : having a special or certain name : being a contract involving the delivery of a property for which the actual property or similar property was to be returned (as in the case of a loan, deposit, or pledge — distinguished from innominate
2. : appointed to an office — chiefly used in Scots law of a tutor appointed by a father or since 1886 by a mother in a will or some other sufficient writing
3. : being the first named and by rule a tautonymic subdivision of a species
 < Icterus cucullatus cucullatus is a nominate race >
 < the nominate race of this oriole — Condor >
II. \ˈnäməˌnāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare, from nomin-, nomen name — more at 
name
1. 
 a. : to call by some name or title : 
designate
, 
name
, 
denominate
  < the first of the commonly so nominated explorers of the American Arctic — Vilhajalmur Stefansson >
 b. : to mention by name : give the name of : call or name off
  < nominate … all the islets of the sound would entail a couple of hours' work — A.A.MacGregor >
  < becomes more and more difficult to nominate the real criminals — R.H.S.Crossman >
2. 
 a. 
  (1) : to appoint to an office or place
   < the person nominated by the deceased's will as his executor — Edward Jenks >
  (2) : to propose by name for office as a preliminary to appointment upon approval or confirmation by some person or body
   < the President … shall nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors — U.S. Constitution >
 b. 
  (1) : to propose, select, or formally enter by any of various methods (as the caucus, the convention, the primary, or petition) as a candidate for public office
  (2) : to propose or enter as a candidate for a nonpublic office
   < nominated for club chairman but lost by a few votes >
3. obsolete : 
fix
, 
specify
 < let the forfeit be nominated — Shakespeare >
4. : to put forward or propose formally or informally for some honor, eminence, or status
 < do not share the taste that nominates these poems for greatness — A.S.Stein >
 < nominate him as the best model football player of 1952 — Eddie Beachler >
5. 
 a. 
  (1) : to select (as a bull) for the serving of a particular female
  (2) : to request service for (as a mare) from a particular male :offer to book service for — used with to
   < the mare should be nominated to a stallion whose qualities complement her own >
6. : to enter (a horse) in a race
Synonyms: see 
designate

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